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OkiData C3100 review

Overview:

The OkiData C3100 is a color laser printer best suited for individual or small workgroup use, as it lacks a number of options and the higher print speeds that would make it a potentially good choice for workgroup and office users. In environments where the printer will predominantly be used to print black documents and where only a handful of users need consistent access to it, however, it may be more than satisfactory.

Pros:

The C3100 measures 15.74" by 20.79" by 13.46" and weighs 44 lbs without cartridges installed, making it fairly standard in size when compared to other laser printers not intended for heavy industrial use. It should fit comfortably on a dedicated printer cabinet or a credenza, or possibly on a desk alongside other computer equipment, though its weight makes it less portable than many other individual use printers.

The C3100 produces documents at a maximum speed of 20 pages per minute in black and 12 pages per minute in color, though this is a draft rating and full-resolution prints will thus be considerably slower. The printer produces documents at a maximum resolution of 1200 dpi with a carriage resolution of 600 dpi, consistent with most models like this one (some newer printers offer resolutions of 2400 dpi, though this is somewhat uncommon).

The C3100 uses an in-line engine instead of a carousel to produce documents and uses LED print heads instead of lasers to produce images and text, making it considerably smaller than a number of other comparable laser printers.

The C3100 ships with 32 MB of RAM, which can be expanded to 288 MB if desired.

The printer includes a USB 2.0 port for data transfers, but does not include networking support or legacy ports of any kind.

Cons:

The printer has a maximum capacity of 400 sheets which cannot be expanded, which means that users will need to replace paper when less than one 500-sheet ream is used in a day. This effectively makes the C3100 a difficult printer to recommend for workgroup environments, as even many small offices go through upwards of 500 sheets daily and thus may want to consider a printer with capacities in the high hundreds or low thousands of sheets instead.

Furthermore, the printer has no built-in support for networking, requiring that users either connect an external USB to Ethernet or USB to 802.11x solution in order to make the printer accessible to multiple devices, likely requiring a handful of workarounds with potential compatibility issues. Many models are available with built-in Ethernet support as well as options to connect systems via Bluetooth and 802.11-based wireless.

The printer also includes no support for parallel port-based connections, making it difficult to connect older systems to this printer given its lack of network support as well. Users set on the C3100 who need networking support would likely do best with the C3100n, which adds networking support to this feature set.